Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The most cringe-worthy thing ever

When I was teaching 7th graders, I once handed out a worksheet identifying direct and indirect objects in sentences as part of a grammar unit.

Today, while subbing at a school a few blocks from the house I own in Minneapolis, a 12th grade student was working on the exact same worksheet (except it was printed on white paper instead of orange) and was complaining about how he didn't understand it when I sat down next to him.

My 7th graders made fun of me and that worksheet for being so easy.

3 comments:

  1. My syntax class learned about direct and indirect objects this semester!

    Of course I already knew everything there is to be known about them. =P

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  2. Yeah yeah, we all know you're a genius.

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  3. That's incredibly depressing.

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